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- Sally Field turned down the role of Annie Paradis in the 1996 comedy “The First Wives Club.”
- She declined because she objected to the older-women dating plot and could not sing the final musical number.
- Diane Keaton later accepted the part and portrayed Annie Paradis in the released film.
- Diane Keaton died on Oct. 11 at age 79 from bacterial pneumonia.
